Fire Door Surveys From £350 + VAT

City Fire Training offers comprehensive fire door surveys and assessments in London and home counties. Our accredited fire door surveyors and fire risk assessors ensure that fire doors are thoroughly inspected, with any faults recorded and detailed in a full report. These reports adhere to the FDIS Pass/Fail standard and outline any necessary work to meet compliance.
According to Section 5 of the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person in a workplace or building must ensure compliance with articles 8 to 22 to maintain fire safety precautions. Fire doors are a principle means of compartmentation to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.
Further more the Fire Safety Regulations 2022 made it a legal requirement for landlords of buildings over 11 meters tall to ensure all fire doors within their premises are checked on the following basis:
Common area doors – Every 3 months
Flat entrance doors – Every 12 months
Further guidance can be found on the following fact sheet Regulation 10
Our rates for fire door surveys in London are based on half-day, full-day, and per-door rates.
The Role of a Fire Door
Fire doors play a crucial role in building safety by serving several key functions:
Containment: They help to preserve the integrity of a building, limiting the spread of fire and smoke to specific areas. This containment is vital for preventing the fire from spreading rapidly, and escalating an incident.
Protection of Escape Routes: Fire doors protect escape routes, such as corridors and staircases, from the effects of fire and smoke, ensuring that occupants can evacuate safely.
Time for Evacuation and Firefighting: By resisting fire for a specified period (usually at least 30 minutes), fire doors provide valuable time for people to evacuate and for firefighters to control the fire.
Automatic Closing: Many fire doors are designed to close automatically when a fire is detected, ensuring they are always in the correct position to perform their protective function
Regulatory Compliance: Fire doors are a legal requirement in many buildings, ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations
Regular maintenance and proper installation are essential to ensure fire doors function correctly when needed
For Fire Door Surveys - Call 0207 419 5001 or email fdsurveys@cityfiretraining.co.uk for a quotation
Below is our 17-point assessment criteria, essential to the integrity of a Fire door:
Identification marks and certificates
Recording of labels and other marks
Barcodes
Records any barcodes if supplied
Permitted gaps
Are the gaps between doors, doors and frames and also doors and floors adequate?
Pass or fail
Condition of the frame and whether it has passed
Fire glass
Is the glass CE approved / fire safety glass and also fitted correctly?
Structure pass / fail
Has the structure of the door and also frame passed? This includes the condition of stopping around the frame / wall.
Other fire door identification info
The number of the room and also the floor number
Type of door
Type and rating of fire door (ie FD30)
Dimensions of the door
Height, width and also depth of door (in millimetres)
Hinge type
Are the hinges correct, CE marked, and also fitted with the correct screws
Intumescent strips and smoke seals
Are seals and also strips fitted in good order and also are they the correct type
Signage
Is the door fitted with the correct signage?
Location
Location of the door – description if required
Material
Door material (wood, metal, glass etc)
Type of fire door set
The type of door set. This may be a single door, a double door or also a door and a half leaf.
Lock type
Have any locks and also door furniture fitted passed the inspection?
Fire door closer
Is the self closer working correctly?
Reports also include an overall Pass/ Fail evaluation and inspectors notes about each door. The fire door inspection report will also contain photos of any door to explain any findings. For more info on reports, either call or email now
Other fire door surveys info
Non destructive surveys
Fire door surveys are visual inspections of each fire door, so will not look at internal part of the door. Neither are they subject to fire testing
Costs
Any fire door survey cost will depend on how many of fire doors and also other types of doors in the workplace. A minimum half day fee is payable. Either call or email for a quotation. Current rates start at £350 + VAT.
CFT do not carry out repairs or adjustments to doors so all advice is impartial.
Fire door inspectors
Our fire door inspectors hold an advanced qualification and are also either serving or retired fire service officers.
Recent fire door survey
Last fire door surveys London – Event venue
- Built in 1930’s
- All hinges were compliant and in good condition, however some had screws missing.
- Gaps on many doors were excessive, so ease and adjust was recommended.
- Some doors fitted did not fit properly into frame. This appeared to be warping of door and frame due to being wedged open.
- Some frames were damaged and also required repair.
- Most doors were in good condition, however some had new locks or holes in them. Required repair and / or also replacement.
- Many doors had old style seals in poor repair. New combined seals required.
- Fire glass in doors was Pyroglass and also factory fitted. All glass was compliant.
- Some doors had missing or incorrect signs.
- A small number of self closing devices so required adjustment.
- Some doors had certification marks or labels. However, many doors had marks painted over.
- Photographs of all faults was taken.
This fire door survey was undertaken as part of an asset survey.